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TV drama rewritten after pressure group's boycott[br]The hunting debate: special report
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future of the BBC: special report The BBC has caved in to pressure from the Countryside Alliance to drop news stories that demonstrate hunting in a bad light. The alliance has also forced BBC producers to order the rewriting of key scenes showing a fox cub being orphaned by a hunt in a modern flagship drama series. There has been increasing concern about the independence of the BBC's coverage of the hunt debate after a series of successful interventions by the alliance. This follows revelations in The Observer that BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has given financial support to the pro-blood sports organisation. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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